Okay, once again, I'm back, I'm not sure whether that's good or bad. I finally did decide to do a sequel for this story, so it should be wrapping itself up in the next two or three chapters. But it isn't done yet, so on with the story!
Chapter 24- Fights and Last Wishes
"Hay Lin, are you sure about this?" Irma asked as the girls made their way towards the woods.
"For the last time Irma, yes!" Hay Lin said impatiently, "Do you really doubt me?"
"Well our powers have made a habit of going kaput lately", Irma pointed out, "For all you know, you were seeing things"
"And I just happened to see Will then?" Hay Lin questioned.
"Strong possibility"
"Maybe Hay Lin is right Irma", Cornelia said, "Just trust her why don't you?"
"I've hit too many dead-ends in my life as a guardian to take trust in something that might or might be right", Irma shot back angrily.
"Well maybe-"
"Stop fighting!" Taranee said suddenly, "We have more important things to worry about, so just knock it off!"
Irma and Cornelia looked at their normally quiet friend in shock. Even Hay Lin looked around to give Taranee a look of surprise. The girls stopped walking and looked at each other for a second. After a minute or so, Hay Lin turned back to the front of the group and started walking again.
"Maybe we are just on a wild goose chase", Irma said with a shrug, "Will won't be found unless she wants to be, and I don't think she wants to be found"
"Four of them without the Heart alone, and one with the Heart, also alone", Elyon observed, "So which one do we attack?"
"They are all at their weakness right now", Cedric pointed out, "Why not just attack them all?"
"It would make more sense to wipe out all our enemies at once", Phobos agreed, "Cedric, take some troops to face the Keeper, Elyon, you can take the rest of the guardians"
"Won't Cornelia be pleased", Elyon smirked.
"I'm glad we made those Astral Drops", Taranee said, "Our parents would be worried sick otherwise"
"Speaking of parents", Hay Lin said quietly, "I wonder how Will's mom is doing"
Once again, the girls had voted against the idea of sending an Astral Drop home in her place, it just didn't feel right to give Will's mom her daughter back in that way, especially seeing as how it wasn't really her daughter. They just couldn't do that to her.
"I wish we had a better clue", Irma said, "This would be a lot better if we had a better clue"
"Too true", even Cornelia had to agree, "We're just going to have to live with what we have though, I guess-"
"Remember me?"
The girls gasped and whirled around.
Will leaned against a tree and pulled out a water bottle. She'd been walking for most of the night, and was basically exhausted. She could still see the city lights though. She wasn't far enough away. Not yet. She had to get further. She had to escape this place, the place where she'd caused so much trouble. Further. Further, she urged her tired body, Further.
"Hello Keeper"
She looked ahead and saw a truly terrifying sight. Cedric, with about fifty or sixty soldiers and castle guards behind him, was standing about three feet from her. She looked around. More soldiers were blocking her escape. She was trapped. She turned back to face Cedric, fear etched on every part of her face. In a shaky but still strong voice she managed to ask, "What do you want?"
"What I always want of course", Cedric said silkily—or as silkily as he could in his snake form, "Hand over the Heart of Candracar"
A voice in Will's head was saying, If you give it to him, all your pain can end, and you can go home. Another voice said, Be strong Will! You can't surrender, not now not ever!
"No!" She yelled at him, "You'll never get the Heart of Candracar!"
"Your mistake Will", Cedric hissed, "Look around you. You're surrounded. Your powers don't exist, thanks to you and your friends. You're doomed. You're exactly one mistake away from dying where you stand. Do you really want to take the chance?"
"Yes!" Will yelled, stronger than ever, "I'll never give the Heart, it's mine, and that's final, it'll never fall into the hands of you or Phobos or anyone else! I'll die before I let you take it!"
"So be it then", Cedric hissed. He moved in for the attack.
"Elyon!" Cornelia cried, looking back at her former best friend. It seemed like the same Elyon. But different to. Same straw blonde hair and blue eyes. Different air about her. Her smile was sinister, as was the vibes she was giving off. It seemed like there was something evil going on in her. And as Cornelia looked into the eyes of the person she once trusted most, she realized something: Will had been right all along. Elyon wasn't their friend. She never had been. What they had heard in the throne room wasn't an act. The last 13 years was. It killed her to say it, but Will was right. Cornelia had always known that in her heart. But it had only truly just registered.
"So", she said lightly, glaring at them, "Me and four of the five guardians. Where is dear old Will anyway? Did any of you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe all this is her fault anyway? How much as your life changed since she came here anyway? How many differences are there from what we used to be?"
"The only difference is you Elyon!" Irma yelled, "You've changed!"
"Look whose talking", Elyon said, "If memory serves, you didn't change into a magical fairy on a daily basis before Will moved here.
"It doesn't matter now of course", she went on, "Things change, as they did here. We were destined to be enemies. That's just the way it is now"
She attacked without warning. The girls scattered to avoid the hit. They were in trouble. Elyon fired again. This time Taranee wasn't so lucky. She took the blast and was knocked head over heels.
"Taranee!" the girls yelled at the same time. "I'll get her", Cornelia said, "Distract Elyon"
Irma and Hay Lin nodded, and Cornelia ran towards her fallen friend. She stooped down next to her and helped her sit up woozily.
"We need Will", Cornelia said as she kneeled down next to Taranee, "Do you think you can connect with her telepathically?"
"I can try", Taranee said, "Help Irma and Hay Lin, I'll get on it"
Cornelia nodded and ran to join the fray. She looked back as Taranee attempted to contact Will.
Good Luck…
Will dodged another blow, and was knocked backwards, slamming into a tree. She groaned and rubber her head. She was outnumbered big time. She looked up woozily, and saw that Cedric and his goons were closing in. No, she thought, It can't end like this, it can't!
Will…
What? Will looked around, Taranee, is that you? Taranee!
Will! She could almost feel the relief of her friend, Thank goodness I found you, we need help!
I'm a little tied up at the moment, she thought ,looking back at Cedric, Taranee, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everything, make sure to tell the other girls that to
Will-
I can't let Cedric get the Heart of Candracar, Will thought, I won't let him get it. And if that means I have to go down fighting well then so be it. I'll never give up.
She closed her eyes, wishing she didn't have to say this, Tell my mom I love her. Tell the girls I'm sorry. Tell Cornelia I'm sorry for messing up her life the way I did. Tell…tell Irma and Hay Lin I never met anything I said to them. And Taranee?
Yea Will?
Thanks for being my friend, she broke the connection. Cedric was closing in on her. She wasn't going alive.
Taranee stood behind a tree, shaken by what she had just heard. Will, she thought frantically, Will, wait! Please…
She wanted to break down and cry. But the others needed her help. She jumped out from behind the tree, and saw that Elyon had disappeared. She looked over at Hay Lin, Irma, and Cornelia, who all looked equally confused.
"She just teleported away", Irma said with a shrug, "Did you find Will? Hey, what's wrong?"
"Taranee?" Hay Lin questioned, seeing the fear rand sadness in her friend's eyes, "What happened? Is it Will?"
"Will needs us", Taranee said shakily, "She needs us now. And I think I know where she is"
Hmn, last wishes for the dying. Poor Will, outlook not good says the magic 8 ball. Okay, review